Cranston Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1212 people with the Cranston surname? In that year Cranston was ranked number 2402 for popularity in the UK. |
Cranston records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Cranston family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"CRANSTON, CRANSTOUN. From the lands or barony of the name in Midlothian, the 'tun of Cran or Cren.' Certain individuals of this name are mentioned in early charters but it is not now possible to establish their connection with one another. Elfric de Cranston is one of the witnesses to a charter by William the Lion to Holyrood (Dalrymple, p. 350). Thomas de Cranystoun in the reign of Alexander ii made a donation to the hospital of Soltre of some lands lying near Paistoun in East Lothian for the welfare of his own soul and for the souls of his ancestors and successors (Soltre, p. 19). Andrew de Cragestone (an error for Cranestone) of Edinburghshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal bears a crane (canting heraldry), S' Andree de Cranist (Bain, n, p. 199, 550). Another Andrew de Cranstoun, dominus de eodem, apparently the first so styled, was dead before 1338 ( (Neubotle, p. 167). Thomas de Cranstoun, provost of Edinburgh, 1423 (Egidii, p. 45; LSC., p. 228), may be Thomas of Creinstoun, ambassador of James, king of Scots, 1449 (Bain, rv, 1218). William of Cranstoun was one of the conservators of the truce between Scotland and England, 1451 (ibid., 1239). Andrew Crenestoun, witness in Edinburgh, 1515 (Laing, 311). Some early Cranstons did their best to live up to their family motto, Thou shall want ere I want," being notorious reivers. Cranstone 1451, Cranestowne 1641, Craynston 1427, Crenestone (of that Ilk) 1534. 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cranston Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cranston Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cranston family tree.
Investigate Cranston Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cranston family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Cranston family records.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Cranston family.
Research the Cranston surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cranston Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1597 people with the Cranston surname in the UK? Cranston is now ranked number 2620 for popularity in the UK. |
Cranston Family Tree Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Cranston family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Cranston data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Cranston family and people looking to contact living Cranston relations.
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Find your Irish Cranston relatives on findmypast.ie
Cranston Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Cranston surname in the USA? Cranston is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cranston Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cranston family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Cranston surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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